Hernando Cortes, The Conqueror Mexico
Hernando Cortes, The Conqueror Mexico With 11 boats, 110 sailors, 553 soldiers (including with just 13 handguns and 32 bows, 10 heavy cannon, 4 falconet and 16 horsetail) Hernando Cortes conquered a country with a population of 5 million people. Cortes comes from a small noble family, he was born in 1485 in Medillin Spain. He studied law at the University of Salamanca. When he was moved nineteen, he left Spain to the American continent to change his life. He arrived in the area of Hispaniola in 1504 and settled in that area and become a farmer in the size of local land owners (Don Yuan). Visible leadership talent when he participated in the conquest of Spain against Cuba in 1511. It was coupled with the time he married the governor-in-law of the kingdom to Cuba, namely Diego Velasques after the conquest of Cuba has succeeded and he became mayor in the Santiago area. Process Conquering Mexico In 1518, Cortes Ve1asquez choose to captain the expedition to conquer Mexico. With 11 boats...